Curtain-support.



U. SPRINCHORN.

CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 19l6.

1,205,805. Patented Nov 21, 1916.

ii- 7 f- Emma / @mww attoweqd ULRICH SPRINCHORN, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

CURTAIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed February a, 1916. Serial N 0. 76,196;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULRICH SPRINcHoRN, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain rods and supports, the main object in view being to provide a simple article from which to suspend draperies preferably, in combination with the customary wi11dow-shade.

The essence of the invention lies'in the provision with a curtain rod formed with support engaging extremities of such a character as to enable interchange or reversal of the position of the rod when desired, of a support or bracket to hold the rod in ofistanding position'with respect to the win- (low-frame.

A. further object is to form the support so as to permit of the bodily adjustment of the rod with respect to the window-frame with which it cooperates.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the following detail description, and the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the present invention in operative position upon a window-frame. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing one end of the device in elevation. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4t is a perspective view of the bracket support for the rod; and Fig. 5 is a detail view showing more clearly the rod eX- tremity.

Throughout the following detail description, and on the several figures of the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Specifically describing the invention, the numeral 1 designates a window-frame and 2 the usual roller shade supported upon the shade rod 3 which in turn is supported by the window brackets 4 attached to the frame 1 by suitable means such as the screws 5. It will be observed more particularly from F ig. 4 of the drawing that the bracket 4 consists of a metallic plate, the upper portion of the body of which is bent outwardly to form an. oflstanding arm or ledge 6. The ledge 6 1s relatively wide for reasons hereinafter more particularly pointed out. The .metal of the otfstanding arm 6 is cut at its opposite corners to form stop members 7, said members 7 being slightly bent out of the plane of the upper edge of the arm. At one side, furthennore,-the plate a is preferably provided with a spur 8 which is bent at right angles to the body and is adapted to. be driven into the window-frame when attaching the bracket in position, for the purpose of preventing the bracket from rotating about its supporting screw 5 as a pivot. The lower edge of the bracket plate is formed with the shade supporting hook 9 in which the rod 3 hereinbefore mentioned is adapted to be disposed. The bracket therefore provides a combination support for the shade red as well as for the curtain rod 10 now to be described.

The rod 10, preferably comprises telescoping sections so as to enable it to be used with windows of different widths and, furthermore, the rod is formed of sheet metal having its longitudinal edges bent to provide inner flanges 11, the fiangesof one section cooperating with the other section to secure the telescoping action. As shown in the drawing, the rod is preferably bent at its end portions at substantially right angles and each end of the rod is bifurcated or slotted as indicated at 12, thereby formingcorresponding hooks 13. i

In the use of the curtain rod 10, it will be understood that the ends are engaged with the ofi standing arms 6 of the plates l, with the upper hooks 13 extending over the edge of said arms. The lower hooks 13 as shown in Fig. 3 cooperate with the plate or with the arms, more strictly speaking, against which said hooks have a bearing for supporting the rod in oflstanding position with respect to the window-frame. The advantage of the formation of the rod, as above described lies in its adaptability to windows of different widths owing to the sectional construction as well as its sliding engagement with the bracket supports, whereby the rod may be bodily adjusted with respect to the window-frame. The accidental disengagement of the ends of the rod from the bracket supports is prevented by the stop members 7 as will be quite obvious. Furthermore, if for any reason the rod becomes bent downwardly, due for instance to sustaining the weight of heavy draperies the said rod maybe reversediand the engaging of the hooked eXtI'GIIlltlGS 1nterchanged. With this particular arrangement, one does not have to be careful as to the insertion of the rod sections into the heading of the curtains or other draperies t b 1 D I 1 :h6Qf O 1 as t si w lfmate-v rial Which side 1s uppermost.

Having thus described the invention,

'; what is claimed as new is:

1 A- curtain support com-prising a rod havingeach end thereof slotted ina direction' longitudinally of-the rod to form upper and lower corresponding bracket engaging i elements at each: of said ends, and a bracket adapted to be received in said slot for supportingengage nent by either ofthe engag- 1ng elements, the other of said elements Copies of, this-patent may be obtained. for

abutting, against. the bracket. to hold the rod 7 in ofi'standing position. r r V 2. A curtain support, comprlslng a rod hating a T sllaped slbt' at each end, said slot forming at one side a bracket engaging hook and at its other side an abutment member" for; vholding the rod in ofistanding; position, and a bracket adapted to be received in said slot engageableby the hook and abutment aforesaid.

A curtain'support comprising a rod haying a bracket engaging extremity, a bracket consisting of 'a: platehaving an outwardly bent-portion forming a horizontal ledge with which the rod extremity is slidably engaged, whereby to permit of bodily adjustment of the rod laterally of the bracket, and stop means formedupon said bracket tolimit sliding 10d. J i r Intestimony whereof I-- affix my' signa-i ture. i Y

UIJRICH SPR'lENCHOR-N five cents each, by. addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0"" 1 adjustment of the r r 

